Maplewood's State is "Great," Says Mayor
In his State of the Township address, DeLuca calls town's economy "strong"; but notes uptick in crime in 2012.
"2012 was some year," said Vic DeLuca in his State of the Township address at the annual Reorganization Meeting on Jan. 1, after being selected by his peers as mayor of Maplewood for a fourth straight term. DeLuca was referring to the devastation that Hurricane Sandy unleashed on the town in late October, knocking out power for 96 percent of residents and causing roughly half a million dollars of damage. He dedicated the meeting to the township employees -- including police officers, firefighters, DPW workers, Town Hall staff, recreation department officials and library staff -- who kept the town running in the aftermath. Natural disasters aside, the Mayor painted a mostly rosy picture of the current state of the town. Economic …
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Bea Locke-Finkel
11:57 am on Wednesday, January 2, 2013
These improvements are great. The biggest problem remains parking. I often shop elsewhere to avoid the parking hassle. If we can have a huge new apartment complex across from idyllic Memorial Park, can't we reconsider a multi-level parking garage at the end of Maplewood Ave. near the ballet school? S. Orange has one. Millburn is building one. Let's not force people to go there to eat and shop. more ›